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Patented Sept. 7, 19.26.

" WILLIAM RICH yivninrzixmin;Tor, ,BELFASM IRELA-nbw gbrnno'nrort INDICATOR non. VEHICLESJ i `'rh'isl ingdevices Vfor,..xfehic1es..1. f f

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positions, meansgincluding ABowden"cable,

member and at; the other? end; to saidfshi-fg the `latter being; adapted? vto be turned u in. .they opposite; adireotionA by; operatinghmans are`V ranged;u in lthe tinteriorE off thewehicleu j Prefenably `they i openating rneans 1, consists.

., i' offzui operating-.leven.connected byjmezins of a. zBoWdenf cablefgto a, pulley seeured e tov snidsh'aftf and-said gleiten @may also be Aipioyided with Fe spig'i'ngi-stop 2 and .turnehly arranged inn a; E; bracket-r having: slots1 5 whereintv i. f spring-stop :is E Sadapted.A gto en'gegxeg; 130,119.1@ the indcatinghandin,the desredindieating pesitiorr orrevirilitsinorniadvformfdz flldC''lgposition; f ,1 g j; Y I prefencto constructl end-` arrange-the. de.

awayffrom "theffvehicle andadjustnhle Vto one siderior theY other =`.of .Yentical plane; for 'therpurpose@fel-ranginggthedevice clear. of. any. other tti11if f1...oni the Nehicle, such Jas ,it

A lonstrmctionrd. form fof invention is Y illustrated, :by {Wayiof Yexample; .lin Kthefzrne Denied I drawingywhereon. c

V@Figlrer 1 is. .a sfrLg-mentamf","4l y 'frontfparft :of niotornvehcle to which -the f ,invention rel'tesftofdirectionindicet- Het plete' of metl and isfsecured toone'end.

of an. arm 2 connected,v .a'tits :other end,` to

in .@hollow hearingpmemben- A, .bossi isormedonfthe underside of the mm2 and.: isfturnably. arranged in the. bore of'the been.`l ingineinber 4. 1 The-bottoni endof theishztftf'f B'isfreduced in dinieterwat ff'thel'redu'ced: part being securedrto;pulley? fornied'wth; zi 1 gllooved .periphery 1 n'dLLhaing hossQS which ris Yiotta'ilol'y .arra1iged-`irf. the, Abore :ofl the.Y bearing'lrneinher 4;, 'said pulleybeingpref... Vented from 'moving 1 axialijinlorigthe shft 3' hy nieansof nut screwed .on totheend: of the. .partf of saidshpftlfAcoiL'dspring,

is; secured. at one end fto the shaftfby' means.

member. l4-. `.is screwed seid. .inem-ber y.beingf carried` in .fa bracket l5 secured to;j and prof. j ectirig .rom, lone.. side i .16 of. fthe, frune. of:.thewindscreent Thefbackeul.

Inembei", '.is. .iirrlyf E held. between fthe, twoV parte*y 17 'and'S of ihehreoktby means. of t screw. 19, :which passes throughl a'. hole xn theipartzlf( ends' screwsfi to. the.; pent '18.;

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` Inforder tolopeite'thefindictingjhnnd l Bowden cihvle' 20,'. coveredkfby a sheath.; 20F,y ilscoiled round and secured .to .the Egrooved. periphery fof ,the pulleyf', sst-id cble. :being passed rthrough a .holefQl 'foi-ined vin( the'dashf YboardQQ,loff checar-.1 IThe endofj theisheeth 20': proXiI-nate tothe,bering.nielnherlis pros vided., -.W1th. the. fusuztl i `ad3ust1ngjjdexice 34.

13,. through which the 4 cable. puisses.y "The hand-operating leverQS which is rotatably arranged on a 24; screwed yinto a .bracket Qend supporting dise VQSMoefcWeen which the braeket Qbeing V4seeured to.. the'. dash. 'board E offthe vehiclsein., close. proximity jeo the driver. The lieverds"dztptedfte be Y screwed into. .aldependingdug ron .theflhoss turned?freebie-remet De @greet/@sienne in which it is shown in Fig. 2 to the right or left thereof, whereupon a corresponding movement of the in-dicating hand 1 will take place as described hereafter. Slots 26, 27 and 28 areK formed in the dise 29 and are adapted to be engaged by a spring-stop 31 provided on the lever 23. The end of the Bowden cable in the interior of the vehicle is provided with the usual adjusting device 30.

As previously mentioned, the coil spring 10, tends constantly to turn the shaft 3 in one direction vso that the indicating hand 1 is at right angles to the position shown in Fig. 2. The two change of direction positions of the hand are indicated by the words Right and Left marked on the bracket 25. hen the operating lever is moved from its normal position to the position in which the stop 31 engages in the slot 2G, the coil spring 10 is tightened round the shaft 3, se that when the lever is again returned to its normal position the unwinding of the spring turns the shaft 3 and the hand 1 back to their normal positions, in which the hand points straight ahead. The same action takes place when the lever 23 is moved from its normal position to the position in which the spring-stop 31 engages in the slot 28. ViThen, however, said operating lever is moved so that the stop 31 is disengaged from the slot 28 and engages in the slot 27, the spring 10 is once more tensioned, the pulley 't' being turned by means of the Bowden cable which in the reverse movement of the shaft 3 has been wound on to said pulley. Similarly, if the lever 28 is moved from its normal position into the position in which the stop 31 engages in the slot 26 the Bowden cable is still further unwound from the pulley 7 and the spring 10 still further tensioned.

Owing to the fact that the tubular member 14 is mounted in the split-bearing bracket 15, the indicating hand can be adjusted towards or away from the vehicle by simply unscrewing the screw 19, whereupon the tubular member 14 can be slid axially, the split-bearing being tightened again by screwing up the screw 19. It will also be obvious that the bearing member 4 and the indicating hand 1 can be inclined to the vertical by turning the tubular member 14 relatively to the bracket 15. These adjustments are desirable for the purpose of arranging the indicating device clear of any other fittings on the vehicle, such as a horn or mirror.

A glass disc or the like 32 is provided on the back of the indicating hand 1 in order to indicate by night the direction in which the vehicle is to be turned by being illuminated by the lamps ofa following or approaching vehicle.

It should be particularly noted that in addit-ion to being adapted to give the usual turning signals the indicating hand can also be turned forwards and backwards by the lever 23 in order to give a signal indicating t-o an overtaking vehicle to pass.

The indicating device is very easy to manufacture and assemble and is particularly adapted for use on closed vehicles of the coach-built type or the type fitted with side curtains. The device is extremely easy to operate, and has the additional advantage that it does not comprise the multiplicity of component parts by which many known direction-indicating devices are characterized.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is v '1. A direction-indicating device for vehicles comprising, in combination, an indicating member, means for supporting the indicating member in such a manner as to be turnable about an axis adapted for angular and axial adjustment relative to a second axis which is in the same plane as the first, spring means adapted to exert a constant turning effort on the said indicating member in one direction about the said first axis so as to move the said member from its forward indicating position into one of its transverse indicating positions, and means for turning the'member into its other and opposite transverse indicating posit-ion against the action of the spring means.

2. A direction-indicating device for vehicles comprising, in combination, a shaft, a bearing member wherein said shaft is turnably arranged, means whereby the said shaft and its bearing memberv are adapted for angular and axial adjustment relative to an axis in the same plane as the axis of the said shaft, an indicating member secured to said shaft, a spring adapted to exert a constant turning effort on the shaft in one direction, an operating lever, and means connecting said operating lever to said shaft.

8. A direction-indicating device for vehicles comprising, in combination, a shaft, a bearing member wherein said shaft is turnably arranged, a tubular member projecting laterally from the bearing member, and having its axis in the same plane as the axis of the said shaft, a split-bearing, mounted on the vehicle, wherein said laterally projecting member is arranged, an indicating member secured to said shaft, a coil spring surrounding the shaft within the bearing member and having one of its ends connected thereto, means for securing the `other end of the spring to said shaft, a pulley secured to said shaft, an operating lever, and Bowden cable means for connecting the operating lever to the pulley.

4. A direction-indicating device for vchicles comprising, in combination, an indicating hand, a shaft, an `arm secured at one Cil , end to` said shaft and at the other vend to said hand, a bearing member wherein Said shaft is turnably arranged, a tubular member projecting'laterally from said member, and having'its axis in the same plane as the axis of the "said shaft, a split-bearing, se-

cured to the vehicle,`wherein said tubular member is arranged, a coil'spring surrounding said shaft Within the bearing member and having one end secured thereto, means for securing the otherend of the spring to said shaft,a pulley secured to the shaft, anV

operating lever turnably arranged rin the interior of the vehicle, and a owden cable for connecting said leve-r and pulley.

5. A direction-indicating devicefor ve- Vhiclesfcomprising, in combinatiomy an indicating hand, a shaft, `an arm secured atA one end to said shaft andfat the other end to 'said hand, a bearing member wherein said shaft is turnably arranged, a. tubular mem? ber projecting laterally from said member,`

for securing the other end of the spring to said shaft, a bracket secured to the dashboard of the vehicle in the interior thereof,

bracket, means on thelever adapted'to cooperate vWith means on the bracket so as to i' y fix thev lever in adjusted positions, Vand a Bowden cable for connectingrsaid pulley and lever.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature..

WILLIAM RICH MACKENZIE.

Van operating lever turnably mounted on said y 

